mitigate

IPA: mˈɪtʌgeɪt

(transitive, of problems or flaws) To reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
(transitive) To downplay.

Examples of "mitigate" in Sentences

Whether or not preventative care will mitigate is debatable.
They made no secret of how they plan to "mitigate" the effects.
Since when do instances of political oversight "mitigate" journalistic oversight?
If the owner chooses to mitigate, that is the business judgment made by the owner.
Stating reasons in direct, honest terms mitigate fears you're looking for temporary job
The easies way to mitigate is to lock down the desktops, have specific/tight firewall rules, and do content filtering.
The bank, on an analysts 'call this month, said it would "mitigate" lower service charge income by considering moves such as imposing account maintenance fees.
Frankly, it's laughable (not to mention offensive) to accept the Corps'premise that it's possible to actually "mitigate" the effects of mine operations -- you simply can't replace a buried headwater stream by constructing a gravel-lined drainage channel.
Since the bills were introduced, lawmakers have made changes that eliminate or extend deadlines for setting some of the new safety standards; give the transportation secretary the discretion to set rules that had been mandated in earlier versions; and require safety standards to "mitigate" runaway acceleration rather than "prevent" the problem, records show.